Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| TSB-0184-09 | 06/24/2009 | 10032729 | Toyota: vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a mil on condition with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0505 stored in the engine control module or ecm (sae term: powertrain control module/pcm). *pe | 05/05/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/02/2013 | 57000 | 1 | |
| Check engine light, vsc light and 4wd light came on and stayed on. took vehicle to dealer and they diagnosed problem as defective charcoal canister. was told toyota would not cover the repair or part under their emissions warranty. toyota is attempting to blame this problem on consumer error when filling the gas tank. how is the charcoal canister not part of the emissions system when it's purpose is to serve as a filter of gas/exhaust fumes. toyota is once again not standing by their warranties or products. *tr | |||
| 02/20/2012 | 46000 | 1 | |
| Steering has play and clunk at times causing car to swerve do mechanical defect and/or over correction of the driver do to sensation of loss of steering control. after reading user forms on this vehicle it is common to the vehicle and should be recalled by toyota to prevent fatal accidents. recall items should include middle shaft and rack and pinion. websites below tell people to complain to toyota but this should be mandated by the nhtsa http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2007/toyota/rav4/steering http://www.rav4world.com/forums/99-4-3-mechanical/82616-steering-intermediate-shaft-clunk-solution.html. *tr | |||
| 02/20/2012 | 46000 | ||
| Steering has play and clunk at times causing car to swerve do do mechanical defect and/or over correction of the driver do to sensation of loss of steering control. after reading user forms on this vehicle it is common to the vehicle and should be recalled by toyota to prevent fatal accidents. recall items should include middle shaft and rack and pinion. websites below tell people to complain to toyota but this should be mandated by the nhtsa http://www.aboutautomobile.com/complaint/2007/toyota/rav4/steering http://www.rav4world.com/forums/99-4-3-mechanical/82616-steering-intermediate-shaft-clunk-solution.html | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav-4. the contact stated that while driving 25 mph, the vehicle lost power and the motor became inoperable without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the failure was that the motor oil was abnormally low and damaged the engine. the engine was replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and who stated that the vehicle was not under any warranty and offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 99,000. kmj | |||
| 06/20/2012 | 97000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav-4. the contact stated that while driving at 25 mph the vehicle loss power and the motor was inoperable at all. no warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the vehicle failure was that the motor oil was very low and that was the caused of the vehicle motor failed to continue operating. the vehicle motor was replaced at the contact cost of $6,300.00. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and who stated that the vehicle was not under any warranty and offered no other assistance. the failure mileage was 97,000 and the current mileage was 99,000. lg | |||
| 08/11/2010 | 40000 | ||
| I bought a toyota rav4 07 with 5000miles 3 years ago. runs great, everything seems fine, but noticed that after taking a 700 mile round trip that we had gone through darn near a quart of oil. no visible smoke, no leaks....what gives? i was surfing the web this morning and did notice a couple of different questions regarding excess oil consumption in various toyotas. toyota won't fix my car and said that was normal...i want the big guy in japan know about this issue. can you elaborate for me. thanks in advance for any help. | |||
| 04/07/2010 | 47000 | ||
| Engine appears to stall under light throttle. rpm gauge shows the engine speed fluctuation. transmission shifts in and out of gear rapidly when cruise contol is on and you are going up an incline. | |||
| 10/09/2009 | 46387 | 1 | |
| On oct 2009 i had a total transmission failure of my 2007 toyota rav 4 while driving on the highway the vehicle seized completely .the transmission has been replaced but i continue to having major problems with shifting gears and braking problems . *tr | |||
| 07/09/2009 | 43000 | 1 | |
| On several occasions while driving my wife's 2007 toyota rav4, the motor revved momentarily while i was braking. the last instance was in the summer of 09 while driving through a campground at approximately 5 mph. a person crossed the road in front of me and i applied the brake to let him pass. while driving through the campground, the motor revved (i am estimating it revved from idle to about 17-1800 rpm) and the vehicle lurched forward, startling the pedestrian crossing in front of me. fortunately my foot was on the brake and i just applied the brake harder and no one was hurt. on several other occasions previous to these incidents, i experienced similar problems, and i had previously dismissed them thinking that perhaps i could have stepped on the brake and gas at the same time. i know this not to be the case in this latest instance because my wife and i were returning from the beach and i was barefoot, so i know did not step on both the gas and brake simultaneously. the gas pedal also did not stick. i was idling through the campground at the time without my foot on the gas at all. *tr | |||
| 05/11/2007 | 37887 | 1 | |
| My rav4 v6 2007 37,887 miles had a v v t oil line rupture and extensive loss of oil. the oil sprayed the upper engine and leaked on the ground. the car was creating a loud grinding sound and the oil light flickered then went out. the service station where i pulled in refilled the oil and then found the leak.the car had to have 5 quarts put into it, it holds 6. the car was towed to the dealer. a request to exam the valves and drop the oil pan to exam for metal filings or any damage has been denied. they would only replaced the hose according to the warranty. this defect was known by toyota ,tsb eg064-05, on the avalon 2005 (same engine). research shows this part was still on the 2006-2008 rav4 v6. this hose was redesigned on the 2009 rav4. the oil warning light on the rav4 v6 does stay lit until after all the oil is gone and catastrophic engine failure occurs. toyota built it with this defect and have no mechanic device to warn and protect the consumers of the leak. i was told service replaced an engine on another rav4 recently, but mine was not run until the engine stopped. i do not understand why the service department would not check the valves or bearings for further damage. they ran the car, but would not do a visual or physical inspection as we requested. *tr | |||
| 02/21/2009 | 27000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. while entering the vehicle, the contact's child inserted a key into the ignition. the child accidentally shifted the gear into reverse while sitting in the front passenger seat without the brake pedal being depressed. the vehicle rolled backwards and caused minor physical damages to the vehicle and property. the contact is in the process of notifying the dealer to determine why the brake safe gear shifter did not work. the failure and current mileages were 27,000. | |||
| 04/24/2008 | 4000 | 2 | 10/01/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. while driving at any speed, the vehicle suddenly stopped accelerating. the contact did not notice any difference beforehand. the current mileage was 9,000 and failure mileage was 4,000. updated 11/12/08. *cn updated 11/18/08. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/23/2010 | 28500 | ||
| My 2007 6 cyl rav4 has under 30k miles on it. was fine and after sitting un-driven in my garage for 3 weeks, now the check engine light, vsc, and 4 wheel drive lights stay on. the transmission no longer shifts into overdrive (stays in 4th gear) at hightway speeds. random delayed acceleration when making slow speed turns (usually at intersections or passing in slow moving rush-hour traffic) resulting in sudden acceleration. no accident - yet. have appoinment to have the dealer look at it. | |||
| 03/22/2010 | 20750 | ||
| Toyota 2007 rav4 with 20,000 miles, since i purchased has had some issues with the acceleration lurching forwrd both while barely touching the gas pedal or turning corners, and going up a small hill or a large hill. ive still got the warranty till may2010, they checked it out and couldnt find anything wrong. hello toyota ! now im reading about all these transmission problems that rav4 isnt disclosing to the public! the service knows about the problem so why wont they fix i ? im on a disability and need safe reliable transportation. where do i stand ? what do i do next? it may be the transmission or cps? im sitting here with the proof that it was looked at . as i drove it home from school yesterday and turning a corner going on an incline it lurched forward , that isnt good for me or the car and they wont fix it it only happens once and awhile wwhat do i do ? | |||
| 02/01/2010 | 24000 | 1 | |
| I have an automatic, 6-cylinder 2007 toyota rav4 limited awd, that suffers from throttle/transmission lag of 1-2 seconds. i experience it most commonly when merging into traffic or changing lanes, when i depress the accelerator to speed up, there is an uncomfortably long delay before the transmission changes gears. the result is i am left hanging out in a lane with no power or speed. when the transmission or throttle finally kicks in, the car lurches violently, almost causing me to lose control. i and many owners have complained but have been told that this is normal operation. by the way, i also own a 2008 honda accord automatic and have never experienced anything like this in the honda. i would like this to be looked at and fixed. *tr | |||
| 06/17/2009 | 11491 | 1 | |
| At low rpm the accelerator and/or the transmission has a noticeable lag. this occurs approx 50 % of the time. several times it has put me into a dangerous situation when trying to blend into traffic. most recently i was taking my son to college and was almost hit by a truck on the penn turnpike. i have brought it in twice to the dealer only to be told that a road test showed normal operation of the accelerator. i recently did a web search and found that toyota has stopped selling rav 4 with v6 engines in australia for just this problem. in june , while also driving my son to college i had the air conditioner on for about 4 hours of a 11 hour drive. the driver side floor, and to a lesser extent the passenger side floor, flooded. upon my arrival i dried it out the best i could using hotel towels. a musty smell lasted about a day or two then subsided. driving back home several days later it rained for most of the trip and again the car flooded . i brought it to the dealer since it was under warranty. they told me that weep vents under the vehicle for the air conditioner and moon roof were clogged thereby directing the water into the vehicle. the cleaned it up as best they could but that the musty smell was stronger now. to get rid of that would require pulling the seats and rugs to properly clean the vehicle and that would cost approx $250. i opted not to do that and drove for the next week with the air conditioner on to dehumidify the car. i checked to owners manual and found no mention of cleaning these weep holes/vents, and it is not part of the dealers maintenance policy to clean them. the owners manual did mention that if the floor was to get wet then there was a safety issue with the side airbag and curtain shield airbag activating correctly (page 379 of owners manual). water may also get into audio components or other electrical components above or under the floor carpet and cause malfunction and it may cause body corrosion. *tr | |||
| 11/07/2009 | 20520 | 1 | |
| 2007 rav4 w/4cyl engine and automatic transmission. while accelerating into traffic, throttle became stuck. the pedal did not respond to my foot. it was stuck in down position. i managed to shift the transmission into neutral and with engine revving widely shut the motor off. i am very lucky there was light traffic at the time. note that i immediately checked for floor mat interference with pedal and the mat was not near the pedal. this throttle stuck as if mechanical linkage or throttle-related device had held it in place. *tr | |||
| 02/28/2009 | 1 | ||
| When i turn my car off, but leave the key in the ignition to keep the radio on for my passenger while i am out of the car, sometimes i forget to take the car out of drive and put it into park. i do not use the emergency brake. several times when i have done this, the car has rolled backwards. usually, i notice it before i step out of the car, and i put on the brakes and put the car in park. last week, however, i got out of the car. luckily, the passenger was able to put the car in park before the car rolled into something. if i had left a child in the car, there might have been terrible consequences. *tr | |||
| 08/15/2007 | 20 | 1 | |
| I own a 2007 toyota rav4 limited 4wd v6 and the transmission does not shift correctly at low speeds. a typical example of the problem is seen after slowing down to make a turn onto another street. the transmission does not shift out of overdrive, so when attempting to accelerate, the engine speed increases and the vehicle does not move. the computer then realizes that the car is trying to accelerate and slams into gear. this condition also occurs in traffic and making lane changes is very dangerous at low speeds. i have complained to toyota's technical service hotline and had the lead service technician at my local dealer ride with me to see the problem i have been experiencing. i have been told that the car is within normal operating parameters, but after looking at several web sites, i have seen that this a worldwide issue with every camry, sienna, avalon, rav4 and tundra built in the past several model years. the local service tech told me that in his 28 years of repairing toyota vehicles, he has never seen problems like this and the cars are being designed in such a way that a mechanic cannot fix the car. i complained about this problem within the first 5000 miles of ownership, and after 18 months, there still isn't a fix or admission from toyota that there is a problem that needs to be addressed with the rav4, although they have released tcm updates for some camry and avalon vehicles to correct this very issue. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2006 | 1 | ||
| I am also experiencing a consistent problem with my 2007 toyota rav4 with a lag in acceleration. i notice it the most when slowing down to about 10 mph to make a turn. as i come out of the turn and press the accelerator, the car does nothing for a couple of seconds. then the engine revs up and finally lurches forward. i started noticing this problem just a couple of days after purchasing my vehicle. it is very annoying and totally screws with the gas mileage. it's also one of the reasons why i hate automatic engines and wished that toyota offered these vehicles with manual transmissions. the automatic transmission isn't all that automatic and seems to take some time to catch up with how you're driving and what you need the car to do. *tr | |||
| 08/10/2007 | 89079 | 1 | 05/19/2003 |
| Transmission has gone up. no excessively hard driving in the past. apparently transaxle shift not shifting into gear. *tr | |||
| 02/13/2007 | 530 | 2 | 02/13/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota rav4. while driving at a speed of 45 mph and trying to accelerate to pass a vehicle the transmission shifts to a passing gear but the vehicle will swerve to the right within 100 feet. a representative of toyota and a regional manager drove the vehicle and experienced the exact problem. after two suspension alignments, the problem had not been corrected. the manufacturer still says that this is normal. the failure mileage was 530. the current mileage was 3000. | |||
| 11/01/2006 | 1 | 10/29/2006 | |
| The loud sound appeared clearly like a flute sound when i pressed the gas pedal, especially when going 30 to 45 mph. when i released gas pedal the sound goes away, but when i press the gas pedal again, the loud flute sound appears again. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 12/04/2006 | 1 | ||
| I am experiencing a consistent problem with my 2007 toyota rav4 with a lag in acceleration. the time i noticed it the most is when slowing down to about 10 mph to make a turn, as i come out of the turn and press the accelerator, the car does nothing for a couple of seconds. then the engine revs up and finally lurches forward. after taking it in to the dealership twice and being told that this is how drive-by-wire acceleration is designed even though i've told them that i see it as a safety issue, i am not optimistic that this problem will be resolved. i started noticing this problem just a couple of days after purchasing my vehicle. *tr | |||
| 07/23/2007 | 6000 | 3 | 03/28/2007 |
| I have a brand new 2007 rav4 base 4cyl (6000 miles on it) with the cruse on, going 60 - 65 mph, up hill it will start shifting in and out of gears, bucking and jumping. *tr | |||